Canada Sanctions Sri Lankan Officials for Human Rights Violations
Canada this week sanctioned four former or current Sri Lankan officials for “gross and systematic violations of human rights” during the country’s civil conflict from 1983 to 2009. The designations target two former presidents -- Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa…
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-- as well as military officials Sunil Ratnayake and Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi. Canada said it imposed the sanctions because of Sri Lanka’s failure to “fulfill its commitment to establish a meaningful accountability process” for its human rights violations.